Episode 36 - Lions, Leopards and Legs: Matt's Kruger Adventures and a Wembley Night with Harry Styles

In this episode of Cabernet Queens, Matt Morgan and Deb Lee are back together after a summer of adventures. Matt recounts his week in Kruger National Park in vivid detail - bush walks at sunrise and a giraffe encounter nobody saw coming.

Deb, meanwhile, has been to Wembley for Harry Styles, has strong opinions about the support act and is very much still on a high about it. There is also a mystery bottle, climate change, sour milk and the usual chaos. A proper Cabernet Queens episode.

Key Takeaways

The panorama route outside Kruger is non-negotiable.

Matt's first stop before heading into Kruger proper, the canyons and scenery left him genuinely speechless. For anyone planning a South Africa trip, he is emphatic - you just have to do it.

Deb found Harry Styles genuinely brilliant and would go again.

Not her usual musical territory, but an absolutely magnificent show by all accounts. Anya, their thirteen-year-old niece, had the time of her life at her first ever gig.

The one rule on a bush walk is the one you will most want to break.

Do not run. Everything in the bush will outrun you and everything will want to chase you if you do. The rangers say it every time for good reason.

This week's mystery bottle is one of the best they have had on the show.

From the first pour, both Matt and Deb agree it is just how a red wine should taste and smell. Beautifully wrapped by Jay, it goes down far too easily - and Matt gets the closest he has ever come to a perfect guess.

Key Moments

"He just put his hand up and everyone stopped. That's how it works in the bush."

"Just ignore the giraffe. I'm like - what giraffe?"

"He was just walking with such – I’m the dog's bollocks."

"I have just got that bang on. Chris Connolly, eat your heart out."

"It's not my usual listening area. But he was absolutely brilliant."

About Cabernet Queens

Cabernet Queens is the podcast where great wine meets even better stories. Each episode, hosts Matt Morgan and Deb Lee uncork a mystery bottle, share travel tales and take listeners along for the ride.

Part wine show, part travel podcast, part catch-up between two brilliant friends - grab a glass and drink along.

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